River of Fire
Nancy Gentry
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(ngBooks, Dec. 1, 2015)
On April 27, 1865 the magnificent riverboat Sultana exploded on the Mississippi River near Memphis, TN. With an estimated 1800 casualties, it is the worst maritime disaster in U.S. history, even exceeding the famed Titanic. Ironically, most of the passengers were Union ex-prisoners of war on their way home after surviving the war and the Confederate prison camps. River of Fire is the story of a young girl, a Union soldier, and a young boy, all based on real people, whose paths crossed on the ill-fated journey of the Sultana.